Tall Tapered Wood Planters — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 4 boards at 8 ft.

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3 furring

2 boards · 2.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 17 3/4" left over
38 1/2"38 1/2"
1. Corner cleats, layer two — 38 1/2"
2. Corner cleats, layer two — 38 1/2"
Board 2 · 17 3/4" left over
38 1/2"38 1/2"
1. Corner cleats, layer two — 38 1/2"
2. Corner cleats, layer two — 38 1/2"

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2 furring

2 boards · 1.4 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 82% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 17 3/4" left over
38 1/2"38 1/2"
1. Corner cleats, layer one — 38 1/2"
2. Corner cleats, layer one — 38 1/2"
Board 2 · 17 3/4" left over
38 1/2"38 1/2"
1. Corner cleats, layer one — 38 1/2"
2. Corner cleats, layer one — 38 1/2"

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3 furring

Board 1 · 17 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 17 3/4" left over

3/4" × 1 1/2" — 1x2 furring

Board 1 · 17 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 17 3/4" left over